Increasing Returns to Scale in Carpool Matching: Evidence from _Scoop_

Systems that depend on matching often exhibit scale economies, whereby increased participation leads to improved performance for all users. This paper examines the presence of such increasing returns to scale in carpool matching. Data from Scoop, a carpooling app, is used to demonstrate this phenome...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lewis Lehe, Vikash V. Gayah, Ayush Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Findings Press 2021-06-01
Series:Findings
Online Access:https://transportfindings.scholasticahq.com/article/25093-increasing-returns-to-scale-in-carpool-matching-evidence-from-_scoop_.pdf